Shiwei Xu

866 total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 595 citations indexed

About

Shiwei Xu is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Shiwei Xu has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 595 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 3 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Shiwei Xu's work include Advanced Materials and Mechanics (13 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (8 papers) and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (7 papers). Shiwei Xu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Materials and Mechanics (13 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (8 papers) and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (7 papers). Shiwei Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Shiwei Xu's co-authors include Yihui Zhang, Renheng Bo, Youzhou Yang, Xu Cheng, Wenbo Pang, Tianqi Jin, Zhangming Shen, Xiaonan Hu, Yuejiao Wang and Zhi Yong Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Shiwei Xu

16 papers receiving 584 citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A three-dimensionally architected electronic skin mimicking human mechanosensation

2024 192 citations Zhi Yong Liu, Xiaonan Hu et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shiwei Xu China	8	394	290	88	87	73	16	595
Zhangming Shen China	11	547 1.4×	348 1.2×	150 1.7×	127 1.5×	158 2.2×	19	777
Youzhou Yang China	7	491 1.2×	295 1.0×	73 0.8×	95 1.1×	66 0.9×	12	691
Dongjia Yan China	14	552 1.4×	393 1.4×	91 1.0×	103 1.2×	85 1.2×	24	902
Daniela Wirthl Austria	7	603 1.5×	325 1.1×	79 0.9×	159 1.8×	85 1.2×	9	834
Ziyao Ji China	5	351 0.9×	212 0.7×	83 0.9×	95 1.1×	94 1.3×	11	452
Tiefeng Li China	16	655 1.7×	253 0.9×	62 0.7×	98 1.1×	69 0.9×	49	863
Lisen Ge China	9	803 2.0×	284 1.0×	127 1.4×	50 0.6×	45 0.6×	10	878
Terry Shyu United States	6	643 1.6×	489 1.7×	128 1.5×	206 2.4×	122 1.7×	6	902
Yitao Qiu China	9	504 1.3×	254 0.9×	133 1.5×	125 1.4×	130 1.8×	14	710

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shiwei Xu

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16 of 16 papers shown

Liu, Zhi Yong, Shiwei Xu, Zhangming Shen, et al.. (2025). Rational assembly of 3D network materials and electronics through tensile buckling. Science Advances. 11(37). eadz0718–eadz0718. 3 indexed citations

Xu, Shiwei, Xiaonan Hu, Ruoxi Yang, et al.. (2025). Transforming machines capable of continuous 3D shape morphing and locking. Nature Machine Intelligence. 7(5). 703–715. 6 indexed citations

Xu, Shiwei, Ruoxi Yang, Youzhou Yang, & Yihui Zhang. (2025). Shape-morphing bioelectronic devices. Materials Horizons. 12(16). 5994–6017. 4 indexed citations

Hu, Xiaonan, Jun Wu, Zhangming Shen, et al.. (2024). Imperfection-insensitive flexible random network materials with horseshoe microstructures. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 195. 105968–105968. 2 indexed citations

Xu, Shiwei, Renheng Bo, J. Z. Zhao, et al.. (2024). An agile multimodal microrobot with architected passively morphing wheels. Science Advances. 10(51). eadp1176–eadp1176. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Zhi Yong, Xiaonan Hu, Renheng Bo, et al.. (2024). A three-dimensionally architected electronic skin mimicking human mechanosensation. Science. 384(6699). 987–994. 192 indexed citations breakdown →

Xu, Shiwei, et al.. (2024). A mechanics model of coating-assisted strategy for shape fixation of 3D mesostructures based on buckling-guided assembly. European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids. 111. 105549–105549. 3 indexed citations

Jin, Tianqi, et al.. (2023). Deep learning aided inverse design of the buckling-guided assembly for 3D frame structures. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 179. 105398–105398. 38 indexed citations

Cao, Shunze, Yu Wei, Renheng Bo, et al.. (2023). Inversely engineered biomimetic flexible network scaffolds for soft tissue regeneration. Science Advances. 9(39). eadi8606–eadi8606. 37 indexed citations

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Cheng, Xu, Shiwei Xu, Tianqi Jin, Zhangming Shen, & Yihui Zhang. (2023). Bifurcation and mode transition of buckled ribbons under oblique compressions. Mechanics Research Communications. 131. 104145–104145. 5 indexed citations

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Pang, Wenbo, et al.. (2023). Electroadhesion-Mediated Interface Delamination for Assembly of Reconfigurable 3D Mesostructures. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 90(6). 2 indexed citations

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Bo, Renheng, Shiwei Xu, Youzhou Yang, & Yihui Zhang. (2023). Mechanically-Guided 3D Assembly for Architected Flexible Electronics. Chemical Reviews. 123(18). 11137–11189. 86 indexed citations

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Pang, Wenbo, Shiwei Xu, Liya Liu, Renheng Bo, & Yihui Zhang. (2023). Thin‐Film‐Shaped Flexible Actuators. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(8). 18 indexed citations

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Pang, Wenbo, Shiwei Xu, Jun Wu, et al.. (2022). A soft microrobot with highly deformable 3D actuators for climbing and transitioning complex surfaces. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(49). e2215028119–e2215028119. 107 indexed citations

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Xue, Zhaoguo, Tianqi Jin, Shiwei Xu, et al.. (2022). Assembly of complex 3D structures and electronics on curved surfaces. Science Advances. 8(32). eabm6922–eabm6922. 74 indexed citations

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Ji, Ziyao, J. Z. Zhao, Honglie Song, et al.. (2022). Morphable three-dimensional electronic mesofliers capable of on-demand unfolding. Science China Materials. 65(8). 2309–2318. 14 indexed citations

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